Fairfax County Police Department IA Reports

Michelle Evans filed this request with the Fairfax County Police Department of Fairfax County, VA.
Submitted Nov. 26, 2018
Est. Completion None
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From: Michelle Evans

Subject: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Fairfax County Police Department IA Reports

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of all Internal Affairs investigation reports completed between August 1, 2011 and present related to complaints filed against Fairfax County Police Officers Kenneth Bridgeman, Christopher Musser, and Andrew Pytko for misconduct by the officers on August 1, 2011.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michelle Evans

From: Fairfax County Police Department

Subject: VFOIA-7024 Response - Overdue FOIA Fees

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Ms. Evans,

Thank you for submitting your VFOIA request, which was received by the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs on November 26, 2018.

Based on our records, you have not yet not paid the outstanding balances owed for prior VFOIA requests VFOIA-6104 ($52.14) and VFOIA-6293 ($58.35). These fees have been past due for more than 30 days. Pursuant to Va. Code Ann. 2.2-3704(I), please pay the overdue balance at your earliest convenience, so that we may proceed with processing your request (VFOIA-7024).

Please mail a check payable to the "County of Fairfax" in the amount of the overdue balance to the below listed address.

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
Regards,

Countywide FOIA Office
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov>
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicaffairs/foia

From: Michelle Evans

Subject: RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Fairfax County Police Department IA Reports

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Amanda,

A portion of the fees you state are overdue are related to emails sent by Chairman Bulova's Chief of Staff, Clayton Medford, on behalf of the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney, Ray Morrogh.

I have made repeated requests for disclosure of an email sent by Mr. Medford to "R.Ross" at a court address. Fairfax County has admitted existence of the email but failed to cite an appropriate exemption justifying complete non-disclosure. Based on information provided in a voicemail response from the county FOIA office, the email appears to have been sent to attorney Robert Ross who is employed by a law firm which represents police officers guilty of misconduct.

As you are aware, the county may withhold public documents and cite "attorney client privilege". Fairfax County however, adopts a practice of concealing communications with attorneys in an effort to prevent the public from knowing County leaders took steps to conceal known police misconduct. Virginia FOIA does not provide an exemption for municipalities to randomly deem emails and documents "are not public documents" because they want to hide the fact that attorneys were consulted when police misconduct was brought to their attention. This practice undermines the purpose and intent of Freedom of Information laws entirely and erodes public trust.

I will make payment for the portion of released emails by Medford when I receive a response to my Ross email inquiries. Since the county has divulged that some emails were withheld, please either release those emails with necessary redactions or cite the exemption allowing complete non disclosure.

I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.

Michelle Evans

From: Fairfax County Police Department

Subject: VFOIA-7063 Response - Overdue FOIA Fees

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Ms. Evans,

Thank you for submitting your VFOIA request, which was received by the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs on November 28, 2018.

Based on our records, you have not yet not paid the outstanding balances owed for prior VFOIA-6104 ($52.14) and VFOIA-6293 ($58.35). These fees have been past due for more than 30 days. Pursuant to Va. Code Ann. 2.2-3704(I), please pay the overdue balance at your earliest convenience, so that we may proceed with processing your request (VFOIA-7063).

Please mail a check payable to the "County of Fairfax" in the amount of the overdue balance to the below listed address.

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
Regards,

Countywide FOIA Office
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov>
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicaffairs/foia

From: Fairfax County Police Department

Subject: VFOIA Response - Michelle Evans Overdue Notice

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Ms. Evans,

Thank you for your email. As stated to you on prior occasions both via email and phone, the email you are referring to was withheld in its entirety because it relates to information security systems and is exempt under Va. Code ยง 2.2-3705.2(2). Please refer to our prior response, which is attached for your reference.

Based on our records, you have not yet not paid the outstanding balances owed for VFOIA requests VFOIA-6104 ($52.14) and VFOIA-6293 ($58.35). These fees have been past due for more than 30 days. Pursuant to Va. Code Ann. 2.2-3704(I), please pay the overdue balance at your earliest convenience, so that we may process your VFOIA requests.

Please mail a check payable to the "County of Fairfax" in the amount of the overdue balance to the below listed address.

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
Regards,

Regards,

Countywide FOIA Office
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0065
FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:FOIA@fairfaxcounty.gov>
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicaffairs/foia

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